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cafe-racer / default rider 183 cm

Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer vs Triumph Thruxton RS Final Edition ergonomics

Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer and Triumph Thruxton RS Final Edition land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.

Fit verdict

Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer

95Comfortable

All contacts reached

Triumph Thruxton RS Final Edition

95Comfortable

All contacts reached

The two bikes are close enough that posture preference matters more than the overall score.

Rider fit: reaching the ground

The Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer has a 813 mm seat; the Triumph Thruxton RS Final Edition sits at 810 mm, within a few millimetres of each other. As a rule of thumb you flat-foot a bike when your inseam roughly matches its seat height: about 81 cm for the Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer and 81 cm for the Triumph Thruxton RS Final Edition.

Geometry snapshot

Geometry comparison for Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer and Triumph Thruxton RS Final Edition
SpecNorton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe RacerTriumph Thruxton RS Final Edition
Seat height813 mm810 mm
Wheelbase1,420 mm1,415 mm
Wet weight--
Displacement961 cc1,200 cc

Posture metrics

Knee angle

Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer
Sport (58.0 deg)
Triumph Thruxton RS Final Edition
Sport (58.0 deg)

Hip angle

Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer
Neutral (94.7 deg)
Triumph Thruxton RS Final Edition
Neutral (96.0 deg)

Elbow angle

Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer
Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Triumph Thruxton RS Final Edition
Relaxed (143.3 deg)

Torso lean

Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer
Neutral (11.6 deg)
Triumph Thruxton RS Final Edition
Neutral (10.3 deg)